Category Archives: Gulf Coast Missions

Jesus is on the move in Waveland, MS. Sometimes you have to look a bit harder and use enlightened eyes of discernment, but He is working. Yesterday, we went to worship at Bay Vista Baptist Church in Biloxi, MS and heard an incredible message on Philippians 1:21 – "For me to live is Christ, to… Continue Reading

This is Cathy. We met her today as we were out visiting people who have come by Pathfinder seeking assitance. We have already gotten her a storage pod to put her stuff, but we wanted to go by and check on her, see how she was doing, and see if there was anything else we could… Continue Reading

We arrived in New Orleans yesterday with a group from our church and are now in Waveland, MS at Pathfinder Mission. I got to meet Joe Kennedy yesterday (awesome guy) and connect with some folks from New Orleans Seminary and others who are doing disaster relief. We followed them into the 9th Ward and St. Bernard… Continue Reading

This week I went down to Waveland/Bay St. Louis, MS to check on a couple from our church, Charlie and Martie Elgin, who have left everything of their life here, sold their house, and are living in a trailer to help people devastated by Hurricane Katrina. It was a quick trip to work through some… Continue Reading

In thinking about the cancer that my son, Caelan is going through, it would SO easy to throw a pity party and say, "Why us, Lord?" I could do a really good job of it, if I had half a mind. I’ve been known to throw some amazing pity parties in the past, with balloons,… Continue Reading

Since I wrote about some bad news for the Gulf Coast, I thought I would follow it up with some good news. And, with all the controversy in the SBC, this reminds us what we are to really be about. Franklin and Billy Graham were doing a crusade in New Orleans this weekend. Here are… Continue Reading

For those of you who know me, you know that I have been pretty vocal about the situation in New Orleans and the MS Gulf Coast. Being from down there, I admit that I have been an advocate of the people, and at times have been critical of the Federal government and the Bush Administration’s… Continue Reading

On this blog, I will probably have a lot of information over time on what is happening in my home area of New Orleans and the Mississippi Gulf Coast concerning the rebuilding after Katrina. I really believe that this is such a critical time for the church to live out the commands and opportunities that… Continue Reading